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PUBLISHED  BY  ROBERT  CARTER, 

No.  58  Canal-street. 

1842. 


JOHN    BLACK,    PRINTER. 

75  Fulton-street. 


PASSAGES  OF  SCRIPTURE  PARAPHRASED. 


No.  Page 

1  Genesis  i _ --^i^* ^ 

2  Genesis  xxviii.  20— 22 7 

3  Jobi.21 ib. 

4  Job  iii.  17—20 8 

5  Jobv.  6—12 9 

6  Job  viii.  11—22 „ _ ib. 

7  Jobix.2— 10 10 

8  Job  xiv.  1—15 11 

9  Job  xxvi.  6,  to  the  end, « 13 

10  Prov.  i.  20— 31 14 

11  Prov.iii.  13— 17 15 

12  Prov.vi.  6—12 16 

13  Prov.  viii.  22,  to  the  end, 17 

14  Eccles.  vii.  2— 6 18 

15  Eccles.  ix.  4,  5,  6,  10 19 

16  Eccles.  xii.  1 20 

17  Isaiah  1.10— 19 ib. 

18  Isaiah  ii.  2— 6 21 

19  Isaiah  ix.  2— 8 22 

20  Isaiah  xxvi.  1—7 23 

21  Isaiah  xxxiii.  13— 18 24 

22  Isaiah  xl.  27,  to  the  end, 25 

23  Isaiah  xlii.  1—13 26 

24  Isaiah  xhx.  13—17 28 

25  Isaiahliii 29 

26  Isaiah  lv 31 

27  Isaiah  lvii.  15,  16 33 

28  Isaiah  lviii.  5— 9 34 

29  Lament,  iii.  37—40 35 

30  Hoseavi.l— 4 ib. 

31  Micahvi.  6—9 36 

32  Habak.  iii.  17,18 37 

33  Matth.vi.9— 14 38 

34  Matth.xi,25,  to  the  end, 39 

35  Matth.xxvi.26— 29 40 


No.  Page 

36  Lukei.  46—56 41 

37  Luke  ii-  8—15 ib. 

38  Luke  ii.  25— 33 42 

39  Luke  iv.  18,  19 44 

40  Lukexv.13— 25 45 

41  John  iii.   14—19 46 

42  John    xiv.    1—7 47 

43  John  xiv.  25— 28 48 

44  Johnxix.30 ib. 

45  Romans  ii.  4—8 49 

46  Romans  iii.  19— 22 50 

47  Romans  vi.  1 — 7 51 

48  Romans  viii.  31,  to  the  end, ib. 

49  1  Corinth,  xiii 52 

50  1  Corinth,  xv.  52,  to  the  end, 54 

51  2  Corinth,  v.  1—11 '56 

52  Philip,  ii.  6— 12 57 

53  1  Thessal.  iv.  13,  tothe  end, 58 

54  2  Tim.  i.  12 59 

55  2  Tim.  iv.  6,  7,  8,  18 60 

56  Titus  iii.  3—9 61 

57  Heb.  iv.  14,  to  the  end, 62 

58  Another  version  of  the  same  passage, 63 

59  Heb.  xii.l— 13 64 

60  Heb.  xiii.  20,  21 65 

61  lPet.i.3— 5 66 

62  2  Pet.  iii.  3— 14 67 

63  Uohn  iii.  1—4 '. 69 

64  Rev.i.5— 9 ib. 

65  Rev.  v.  6,  to  the  end 70 

66  Rev.  vii.  13,  to  the  end, 71 

67  Rev.xxi.  1— 9 72 

HYMNS. 

Hymn  I «75 

Hymn  II 77 

Hymn  III 78 

Hymn  IV 79 

Hymn  V 80 


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I.     GENESIS  i. 

1  T  ET  heav'n  arise,  let  earth  appear, 

said  the  Almighty  Lord : 
The  heav'n  arose,  the  earth  appeared, 
at  his  creating  word. 

2  Thick  darkness  brooded  o'er  the  deep  : 

God  said,  "  Let  there  be  light :" 
The  light  shone  forth  with  smiling  ray, 
and  scatter'd  ancient  night. 

3  He  bade  the  clouds  ascend  on  high ; 

the  clouds  ascend,  and  bear 
A  wat'ry  treasure  to  the  sky, 
and  float  upon  the  air. 

1 


4  The  liquid  element  below 

was  gather  'd  by  his  hand  ; 
The  rolling  seas  together  flow, 
and  leave  the  solid  land. 

5  With  herbs,  and  plants,  and  fruitful  trees, 

the  new-form'd  globe  he  crown'd, 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  bless  the  soil, 
or  sun  to  warm  the  ground. 

6  Then  high  inheav'n's  resplendent  arch 

he  plac'd  two  orbs  of  light, 

He  set  the  sun  to  rule  the  day, 

the  moon  to  rule  the  night. 

7  Next,  from  the  deep,  th'  Almighty  King 

did  vital  beings  frame  ; 
Fowls  of  the  air  of  ev'ry  wing, 
and  fish  of  ev'ry  name. 

8  To  all  the  various  brutal  tribes 

he  gave  their  wondrous  birth  ; 
At  once  the  lion  and  the  worm 
sprung  from  the  teeming  earth. 

9  Then,  chief  o'er  all  his  works  below, 

at  last  was  Adam  made  ; 
His  Maker's  image  bless'd  his  soul, 
and  glory  crown'd  his  head. 
10  Fair  in  th'  Almighty  Maker's  eye 
the  whole  creation  stood. 
He  view'd  the  fabrick  he  had  raised  ; 
his  word  pronounc'd  it  good. 


II.  GENESIS  xxviii.  20—22. 

1  r\  God  of  Bethel !  by  whose  hand 

thy  people  still  are  fed ; 
Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 
hast  all  our  fathers  led  : 

2  Our  vows,  our  pray'rs,  we  now  present 

before  thy  throne  of  grace  ; 
God  of  our  fathers  !  be  the  God 
of  their  succeeding  race. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

our  wand 'ring  footsteps  guide  ; 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
and  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  0  spread  thycov'ring  wings  around, 

till  all  our  wand'rings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  lov'd  abode 
our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 

5  Such  blessings  from  thy  gracious  hand 

our  humble  pray'rs  implore  ; 
And  thou  shalt  be  our  chosen  God. 
and  portion  evermore. 

III.    JOB  i.  21. 

1  "M"AKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came, 

and  enter'd  life  at  first ; 
Naked  we  to  the  earth  return, 
And  mix  with  kindred  dust. 

2  Whatever  we  fondly  call  our  own 

belongs  to  heav'n's  great  Lord  ; 
2 


The  blessings  lent  us  for  a  day 
are  soon  to  be  restored. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

or  sinks  them  in  the  grave  : 
He  gives;  and,  when  he  takes  away, 
he  takes  but  what  be  gave. 

4  Then,  ever  blessed  be  his  name  ! 

his  goodness  swell'd  our  store  ; 
His  justice  but  resumes  its  own  ; 
'tis  ours  still  to  adore. 


IV.     JOB  iii.  17—20. 


1  TTOW  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave  ! 

where,  life's  vain  tumult's  past, 
Th'  appointed  house, by  Heav'n's  decree, 
receives  us  all  at  last. 

2  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease, 

their  passions  rage  no  more  ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
from  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  There  rest  the  prisoners,  now  releas'd 

from  slavery's  sad  abode  : 
No  more  they  hear  th'  oppressor's  voice, 
or  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 

4  There  servants,  masters,  small  and  great, 

partake  the  same  repose  ; 
And  there,  in  peace,  the  ashes  mix 
of  those  who  once  were  foes. 

5  All,  levell'dby  the  hand  of  Death, 

lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb ; 


Till  God  in  judgment  calls  them  forth, 
to  meet  their  final  doom. 

V.     JOB  v.  6—12. 

1  HPHO'  trouble  springs  not  from  the  dust, 

nor  sorrow  from  the  ground ; 
Yet  ills  on  ills,  by  Heav'n's  decree, 
in  man's  estate  are  found. 

2  As  sparks  in  close  succession  rise, 

so  man,  the  child  of  woe, 
Is  doom'd  to  endless  cares  and  toils 
through  all  his  life  below. 

3  But  with  my  God  I  leave  my  cause  ; 

from  him  I  seek  relief; 
To  him,  in  confidence  of  pray'r, 
unbosom  all  my  grief. 

4  Unnumber'd  are  his  wondrous  works, 

unsearchable  his  ways ; 
?Tis  his  the  mourning  soul  to  cheer, 
The  bowed  down  to  raise. 

VI.     JOB  viii.   11—22. 

1  T^HE  rush  may  rise  wheie  waters  flow, 

and  flags  beside  the  stream  ; 
But  soon  their  verdure  fades  and  dies 
before  the  scorching  beam  : 

2  So  is  the  sinner's  hope  cut  off; 

or,  if  it  transient  rise, 
'Tis  like  the  spider's  airy  web, 
from  ev'ry  breath  that  flies. 
3 


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3  Fix'd  on  his  house  he  leans ;  his  house 

and  all  its  props  decay ; 
He  holds  it  fast ;  but,  while  he  holds, 
the  tott'ring  frame  gives  way. 

4  Fair,  in  his  garden,  to  the  sun 

his  boughs  with  verdure  smile  ; 
And,  deeply  fix'd,  his  spreading  roots 
unshaken  stand  a  while. 

5  But  forth  the  sentence  flies  from  Heav'n, 

that  sweeps  him  from  his  place  ; 
which  then  denies  him  for  its  lord, 
nor  owns  it  knew  his  face. 

6  Lo  !  this  the  joy  of  wicked  men, 

who  Heav'n's  high  laws  despise  : 
They  quickly  fall ;  and  in  their  room 
as  quickly  others  rise. 

7  But,  for  the  just,  with  gracious  care, 

God  will  his  pow'r  employ  ; 
He'll  teach  their  lips  to  sing  his  praise, 
and  fill  their  hearts  with  joy. 

VII.     JOB  ix.  2—10. 

1  TTOW  should  the  son's  of  Adam's  race 

be  pure  before  their  God  ? 
If  he  contends  in  righteousness, 
we  sink  beneath  his  rod. 

2  If  he  should  mark  my  words  and  thoughts 

with  strict  inquiring  eyes, 
Could  I  for  one  of  thousand  faults 
the  least  excuse  devise  ? 


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3  Strong  is  his  arm,  his  heart  is  wise  \ 

who  dares  with  him  contend  ? 
Or  who,  that  tries  the  unequal  strife, 
shall  prosper  in  the  end  ? 

4  He  makes  the  mountains  feel  his  wrath, 

and  their  old  seats  forsake  ; 
The  trembling  earth  deserts  her  place, 
and  all  her  pillars  shake. 

5  He  bids  the  sun  forbear  to  rise  ; 

th'  obedient  sun  forbears  : 
His  hand  with  sackcloth  spreads  the  skies, 
and  seals  up  all  the  stars. 

6  He  walks  upon  the  raging  sea ; 

flies  on  the  stormy  wind  : 
None  can  explore  his  wondrous  way, 
or  his  dark  footsteps  find. 

VIII.     JOB  xiv.  1—15. 

1  "|7EW  are  thy  days,  and  full  of  wo, 

O  man,  of  woman  born  ! 
Thy  doom  is  written,  "  Dust  thou  art, 
u  and  shalt  to  dust  return." 

2  Behold  the  emblem  of  thy  state 

in  flow'rs  that  bloom  and  die, 
Or  in  the  shadow's  fleeting  form, 
that  mocks  the  gazer's  eye. 

3  Guilty  and  frail,  how  shalt  thou  stand 

before  thy  sov 'reign  Lord  ? 
Can  troubled  and  polluted  springs 
a  hallow 'd  stream  afford  ? 


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4  Determined  are  the  days  that  fly 

successive  o'er  thy  head  ; 
The  numbered  hour  is  on  the  wing 
that  lays  thee  with  the  dead. 

5  Great  God  !  afflict  not  in  thy  wrath 

the  short  allotted  span, 
That  bounds  the  few  and  w^eary  days 
of  pilgrimage  to  man. 

6  All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

the  flow'r  that  paints  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
and  boughs  and  blossoms  yield, 

7  Resign  the  honors  of  their  form 

at  Winter's  stormy  blast, 
And  leave  the  naked  leafless  plain 
a  desolated  waste. 

8  Yet  soon  reviving  plants  and  flow'rs 

anew  shall  deck  the  plain  ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  Spring, 
and  flourish  green  again. 

9  But  man  forsakes  this  earthly  scene, 

ah  !  never  to  return  : 
Shall  any  foll'wing  spring  revive 
the  ashes  of  the  urn  ? 

10  The  mighty  flood  that  rolls  along 

its  torrents  to  the  main, 
Can  ne'er  recall  its  waters  lost 
from  that  abyss  again. 

11  So  days,  and  years,  and  ages  past, 

descending  down  to  night, 


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Can  henceforth  never  more  return 
back  to  the  gates  of  light; 

12  And  man,  when  laid  in  lonesome  grave, 

shall  sleep  in  Death's  dark  gloom, 
Until  th'  eternal  morning  wake 
the  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 

13  0  may  the  grave  become  to  me 

the  bed  of  peaceful  rest, 
Whence  I  shall  gladly  rise  at  length, 
and  mingle  with  the  blest ! 

14  Cheer'd  by  this  hope,  with  patient  mind, 

I'll  wait  Heav'n's  high  decree, 
Till  the  appointed  period  come, 
when  death  shall  set  me  free. 

IX.     JOB  xxvi.  6,  to  the  end. 

1  Y^HO  can  resist  th'  Almighty  arm 

that  made  the  starry  sky  % 
Or  who  elude  the  certain  glance 
of  God's  all-seeing  eye  1 

2  From  him  no  covering  vails  our  crimes ; 

hell  opens  to  his  sight ; 
And  all  Destruction's  secret  snares 
lie  full  disclos'd  in  light. 

3  Firm  on  the  boundless  void  of  space 

he  pois'd  the  steady  pole, 
And  in  the  circle  of  his  clouds 
bade  secret  waters  roll. 

4  While  nature's  universal  frame 

its  Maker's  pow'r  reveals, 


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His  throne,  remote  from  mortal  eyes, 
an  awful  cloud  conceals. 

5  From  where  the  rising  day  ascends, 

to  where  it  sets  in  night, 
He  compasses  the  floods  with  bounds, 
and  checks  their  threatening  might. 

6  The  pillars  that  support  the  sky 

tremble  at  his  rebuke  ; 
Through  all  its  caverns  quakes  the  earth, 
as  though  its  centre  shook. 

7  He  brings  the  waters  from  their  beds, 

although  no  tempest  blows, 
And  smites  the  kingdom  of  the  proud 
without  the  hand  of  foes. 

8  With  bright  inhabitants  above 

he  fills  the  heav'nly  land, 
And  all  the  crooked  serpent's  breed 
dismay'd  before  him  stand. 

9  Few  of  his  works  can  we  survey ; 

these  few  our  skill  transcend  : 

But  the  full  thunder  of  his  pow-'r 

what  heart  can  comprehend  ? 

X.     PROV.  i.  20—31. 

1  TN  streets,  and  openings  of  the  gates, 

where  pours  the  busy  crowd, 
Thus  heav'nly  Wisdom  lifts  her  voice, 
and  cries  to  men  aloud  : 

2  How  long,  ye  Bcorners  of  the  truth, 

scornful  will  ye  remain  7 


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How  long  shall  fools  their  folly  love, 
and  hear  my  words  in  vain  ? 

3  0  turn,  at  last,  at  my  reproof! 

and,  in  that  happy  hour, 
His  bless'd  effusions  on  your  heart 
my  Spirit  down  shall  pour. 

4  But  since  so  long-,  with  earnest  voice, 

to  you  in  vain  I  call, 
Since  all  my  counsels  and  reproofs 
thus  ineffectual  fall ; 

5  The  time  will  come,  when  humbled  low, 

in  Sorrow's  evil  day, 
Your  voice  by  anguish  shall  be  taught, 
but  taught  too  late,  to  pray. 

6  When,  like  the  whirlwind,  o'er  the  deep 

comes  Desolation's  blast : 
Pray'rs  then  extorted  shall  be  vain, 
the  hour  of  mercy  past. 

7  The  choice  you  made  has  fix'd  your  doom ; 

for  this  is  Heav'n's  decree, 
That  with  the  fruits  of  what  he  sow'd 
the  sinner  filPd  shall  be. 

XI.     PROV.  iii.  13—17. 

1  r\  HAPPY  is  the  man  who  hears 

Instruction's  warning  voice  ; 
And  who  celestial  Wisdom  makes 
his  early,  only  choice. 

2  For  she  has  treasures  greater  far 

than  east  or  west  unfold  ; 


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And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
than  all  their  stores  of  gold. 

3  In  her  right  hand  she  holds  to  view 

a  length  of  happy  days ; 
Riches,  with  splendid  honours  join'd, 
are  what  her  left  displays. 

4  She  guides  the  young  with  innocence, 

in  pleasure's  paths  to  tread, 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
upon  the  hoary  head. 

5  According  as  her  labours  rise, 

so  her  rewards  increase  ;    . 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
and  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

XII.     PROV.  vi.  6—12. 

1  \TE  indolent  and  slothful!  rise, 

View  the  ant's  labours,  and  be  wise  ; 
She  has  no  guide  to  point  her  way, 
No  ruler  chiding  her  delay  : 

2  Yet  see  with  what  incessant  cares 
She  for  the  winter's  storm  prepares: 
In  summer  she  provides  her  meat, 
And  harvest  finds  her  store  complete. 

3  But  when  will  slothful  man  arise  ? 
How  long  shall  sleep  seal  up  his  eyes  ? 
Sloth  more  indulgence  still  demands  ; 
Sloth  shuts  the  eyes,  and  folds  the  hands* 

4  But  mark  the  end  ;  want  shall  assail, 
When  all  your  strength  and  vigour  fail ; 


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Want,  like  an  armed  man,  shall  rush 
The  hoary  head  of  age  to  crush. 

XIII.     PROV.  viii.  22,  to  the  end 

1  TZEEP  silence,  all  ye  sons  of  men, 

and  hear  with  rev'rence  due  ; 
Eternal  Wisdom  from  above 
thus  lifts  her  voice  to  you  : 

2  I  was  th'  Almighty's  chief  delight 

from  everlasting  days, 
Ere  yet  his  arm  was  stretched  forth 
the  heav'ns  and  earth  to  raise. 

3  Before  the  sea  began  to  flow, 

and  leave  the  solid  land, 
Before  the  hills  and  mountains  rose, 
I  dwelt  at  his  right  hand. 

4  When  first  he  rear'd  the  arch  of  heav'n, 

and  spread  the  clouds  on  air, 
When  first  the  fountains  of  the  deep 
he  open'd,  I  was  there. 

5  There  I  was  with  him,  when  he  stretch'd 

his  compass  o'er  the  deep, 
And  charg'd  the  ocean's  swelling  waves 
within  their  bounds  to  keep. 

6  With  joy  I  saw  th'  abode  prepar'd 

which  men  were  soon  to  fill : 
Them  from  the  first  of  days  I  lov'd, 
unchang'd,  I  love  them  still. 

7  Now  therefore  hearken  to  my  words, 

ye  children,  and  be  wise : 
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Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways  ; 
the  man  that  shuns  them  dies. 

8  Where  dubious  paths  perplex  the  mind, 

direction  I  afford ; 
Life  shall  be  his  that  follows  me, 
and  favor  from  the  Lord. 

9  But  he  who  scorns  my  sacred  laws 

shall  deeply  wound  his  heart, 
He  courts  destruction  who  contemns 
the  counsel  I  impart. 


XIV.     ECCLES.  vii.  2—6. 


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"V\7^HILE  others  crowd  the  house  of  mirth, 

and  haunt  the  gaudy  show, 
Let  such  as  would  with  Wisdom  dwell, 
frequent  the  house  of  woe. 

2  Better  to  weep  with  those  who  weep, 

and  share  the  afflicted's  smart, 
Than  mix  with  fools  in  giddy  joys 
that  cheat  and  wound  the  heart. 

3  When  virtuous  sorrow  clouds  the  face, 

and  tears  bedim  the  eye, 
The  soul  is  led  to  solemn  thought, 
and  wafted  to  the  sky. 

4  The  wise  in  heart  revisit  oft 

griefs  dark  sequester'd  cell ; 
The  thoughtless  still  with  levity 
and  mirth  delight  to  dwell. 

5  The  noisy  laughter  of  the  fool 

is  like  the  crackling  sound 


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Of  blazing  thorns,  which  quickly  fall 
in  ashes  to  the  ground. 

XV.     ECCLES~  ix.  4,  5,  6,  10. 

A  S  long  as  life  its  term  extends, 

Hope's  blest  dominion  never  ends  ; 
For  while  the  lamp  holds  on  to  burn, 
The  greatest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  season  God  hath  giv'n 
To  fly  from  hell  and  rise  to  heav'n  : 
That  day  of  grace  fleets  fast  away, 
And  none  its  rapid  course  can  stay. 

3  The  living  know  that  they  must  die  ; 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie  : 

Their  mem'ry  and  there  name  is  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  Their  hatred  and  their  love  is  lost, 
Their  envy  bury'd  in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

5  Then  what  thy  thoughts  design  to  do 
Still  let  thy  hands  with  might  pursue  ; 
Since  no  device  nor  work  is  found, 
Nor  wisdom  underneath  the  ground. 

6  In  the  cold  grave,  to  which  we  haste, 
There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  past ; 
But  fix'd  the  doom  of  all  remains, 
And  everlasting  silence  reigns. 


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XVI.     ECCLES.  xii.  1. 

1  TN  life's  gay  morn,  when  sprightly  youth 

with  vital  ardour  glows, 
And  shines  in  all  the  fairest  charms 
which  beauty  can  disclose  ; 

2  Deep  on  thy  soul,  before  its  pow'rs 

are  yet  by  vice  enslav'd, 
Be  thy  Creator's  glorious  name 
and  character  engrav'd. 

3  For  soon  the  shades  of  grief  shall  cloud 

the  sunshine  of  thy  days  ; 
And  cares,  and  toils,  in  endless  round, 
encompass  all  thy  ways. 

4  Soon  shall  thy  heart  the  woes  of  age 

in  mournful  groans  deplore, 
And  sadly  muse  on  former  joys, 
that  now  return  no  more. 

XVII.     ISAIAH  i.  10—19. 

1  "DULERS  of  Sodom!  hear  the  voice 

of  heav'n's  eternal  Lord  ; 
Men  of  Gomorrah  !  bend  your  ear 
submissive  to  his  word. 

2  'Tis  thus  he  speaks  :  to  what  intent 

are  your  oblations  vain  ? 
Why  load  my  altars  witli  your  gifts, 
polluted  and  profane  ? 

3  Burnt-oflPringslong  may  blaze  to  hcav'n, 

and  incense  cloud  the  skies  ; 


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The  worship  and  the  worshipper 
are  hateful  in  my  eyes. 

4  Your  rites,  your  fasts,  your  pray 'rs  I  scorn, 

and  pomp  of  solemn  days  : 
I  know  your  hearts  are  full  of  guile 
and  crooked  are  your  ways. 

5  But  cleanse  your  hands,  ye  guilty  race, 

and  cease  from  deeds  of  sin  ; 
Learn  in  your  actions  to  be  just, 
and  pure  in  heart  within. 

6  Mock  not  my  name  with  honours  vain, 

but  keep  my  holy  laws ; 
Do  justice  to  the  friendless  poor, 
and  plead  the  widow's  cause. 

7  Then  though  your  guilty  souls  are  stain'd 

with  sins  of  crimson  die, 
Yet,  through  my  grace,  with  snow  itself 
in  whiteness  they  shall  vie. 

XVIII.     ISAIAH  ii.  2—6. 

1  "DEHOLD  !  the  mountain  of  the  Lord 

in  latter  days  shall  rise 
On  mountain  tops  above  the  hills, 
and  draw  the  wond'ring  eyes. 

2  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 

All  tribes  and  tongues  shall  flow  ; 
Up  to  the  hill  of  God,  they'll  say, 
and  to  his  house  we'll  go. 

3  The  beam  that  shines  from  Sion  hill 

shall  lighten  ev'ry  land  ; 


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The  King  who  reigns  in  Salem's  tow'rs 
shall  all  the  world  command. 

4  Among  the  nations  he  shall  judge  ; 

his  judgments  truth  shall  guide  ; 
His  sceptre  shall  protect  the  just, 
and  quell  the  sinner's  pride. 

5  No  strife  shall  rage,  nor  hostile  feuds 

disturb  those  peaceful  years  ; 
To   ploughshares  men  shall   beat  their 
to  pruning-hooks  their  spears,  [swords, 

6  No  longer  hosts  encount'ring  hosts 

shall  crowds  of  slain  deplore  : 
They  hang  the  trumpet  in  the  hall, 
and  study  war  no  more. 

7  Come  then,  0  house  of  Jacob !  come 

to  worship  at  his  shrine  ; 
And,  walking  in  the  light  of  God, 
with  holy  beauties  shine. 


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XIX.     ISAIAH  ix.  2—8. 


HPHE  race  that  long  in  darkness  pin'd 
have  seen  a  glorious  light ; 

The  people  dwell  in  day,  who  dwelt 
in  death's  surrounding  night. 

2  To  hail  thy  rise,  thou  better  sun  ! 

the  gathering  nations  come, 

Joyous,  as  when  the  reapers  bear 

the  harvest  treasures  home. 

3  For  thou  our  burden  hast  rcmov'd, 

and  quell'd  th'  oppressor's  sway, 


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Quick  as  the  slaughtered  squadion's  fell 
In  Midian's  evil  day. 

4  To  us  a  Child  of  hope  is  born  ; 

to  us  a  son  is  giv'n  ; 
Him  shall  the  tribes  of  earth  obey, 
him  all  the  hosts  of  heav'n. 

5  His  name  shall  be  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

for  evermore  ador'd, 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor, 
the  great  and  mighty  Lord. 

6  His  pow'r  increasing  still  shall  spread, 

his  reign  no  end  shall  know  ; 
Justice  shall  guard  his  throne  above, 
and  peace  abound  below. 

XX.     ISAIAH  xxvi.    1—7. 

1  TJOW  glorious  Sion's  courts  appear, 

the  city  of  our  God  ! 
His  throne  he  hath  established  here, 
Here  fixed  hislov'd  abode. 

2  Its  walls,  defended  by  his  grace, 

no  pow'r  shall  e'er  overthrow, 
Salvation  is  its  bulwark  sure 
against  th'  assailing  foe. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates, 

the  doors  wide  open  fling; 
Enter,  ye  nations,  who  obey 
the  statutes  of  out  King. 

4  Here  shall  ye  taste  unmingled  joys, 

and  dwell  in  perfect  peace, 
4 


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Ye  who  have  gnown  JEHOVAH'S  name, 
and  trusted  in  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  for  ever  trust, 

and  banish  all  your  fears  ; 
Strength  in  the  Lord  JEHOVAH  dwells 
eternal  as  his  years. 

6  What  though  the  wicked  dwell  on  high, 

his  arm  shall  bring  them  low  ; 
Low  as  the  caverns  of  the  grave 
their  lofty  heads  shall  bow. 

7  Along  the  dust  shall  then  be  spread 

their  tow'rs  that  brave  the  skies  : 
On  them  the  needy's  feet  shall  tread, 
and  on  their  ruins  rise. 

XXI.     ISAIAH  xxxiii.  13—18. 

1  A  TTEND,  ye  tribes  that  dwell  remote, 

ye  tribes  at  hand,  give  ear; 
Th'  upright  in  heart  alone  have  hope, 
the  false  in  heart  have  fear. 

2  The  man  who  walks  with  God  in  truth, 

And  ev'ry  guile  disdains  ; 
Who  hates  to  lift  oppression's  rod, 
and  scorns  its  shameful  gains  ; 

3  Whose  soul  abhors  the  impious  bribe 

that  tempts  from  truth  to  stray, 
And  from  th'  enticing  snares  of  vice 
who  turns  his  eyes  away  : 

4  His  dwelling,  'midst  the  strength  of  rocks, 

shall  ever  stand  secure  ; 


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His  Father  will  provide  hi?  bread, 
his  water  shall  be  sure. 
5  For  him  the  kingdom  of  the  just 
afar  doth  glorious  shine  ; 
And  he  the  King  of  kings  shall  see 
in  majesty  divine. 

XXII.     ISAIAH  xl.  27,  to  the  end. 

1  WHY  P0llr,st  tnou  fortn  thine  anxious 

despairing  of  relief,  [plaint, 

As  if  the  Lord  o'erlooked  thy  cause, 
and  did  not  heed  thy  grief 1 

2  Hast  thou  not  known,  hast  thounot  heard, 

that  firm  remains  on  high 
The  everlasting  throne  of  Him 
who formM the  earth  and  sky? 

3  Art  thou  afraid  his  pow'r  shall  fail 

when  conies  thy  evil  day  ? 
And  can  an  all-creating  arm 
grow  weary  or  decay  ? 

4  Supreme  in  wisdom  as  in  pow'r 

the  Rock  of  ages  stands  ; 
Through  him  thou  canst  not  see  nor  trace 
the  working  of  his  hands. 

5  He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 

supports  the  fainting  heart ; 
And  courage  in  the  evil  hour 
his  heavenly  aid  impart. 

6  Mere  human  pow'er  shall  fast  decay, 

and  youthful  vigour  cease  ; 
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But  they  who  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
in  strength  shall  still  increase. 

7  They  with  unweary- cl  feet  shall  tread 

the  path  of  life  divine  ; 
With  growing  ardour  onward  move, 
with  growing  brightness  shine. 

8  On  eagles5  wings  they  mount,  they  soar, 

their  wings  are  faith  and  love, 
Till,  past  the  cloudy  regions  here, 
they  rise  to  heaven  above. 

XXIII.     ISAIAH  xlii.  1—13. 

1  "DEHOLD  my  Servant !  see  him  rise 

exalted  in  my  might ! 
Him  have  I  chosen,  and  in  him 
I  place  supreme  delight. 

2  On  him,  in  rich  effusion  pour'd, 

my  Spirit  shall  descend ; 
My  truths  and  judgments  he  shall  show 
to  earth's  remotest  end. 

3  Gentle  and  still  shall  be  his  voice, 

no  threats  from  him  proceed  ; 
The  smoking  flax  he  shall  not  quench, 
nor  break  the  bruised  reed. 

4  The  feeble  spark  to  flames  he'll  raise  ; 

the  weak  will  not  despise  ; 
Judgment  he  shall  bring  forth  to  truth, 
and  make  the  fallen  rise, 

5  The  progress  of  his  zeal  and  pow'r 

shall  never  know  decline, 


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Till  foreign  lands  and  distant  isles 
receive  the  law  divine. 

6  He  who  erected  heavn's  bright  arch, 

and  bade  the  planets  roll, 
Who  peopled  all  the  climes  of  earth, 
and  form'd  the  human  soul, 

7  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Thee  have  I  rais'd 

my  Prophet  thee  install  ; 
In  right  Pve  rais'd  thee,  and  in  strength 
1  U  succour  whom  I  call. 

8  I  will  establish  with  the  lands 

a  covenant  in  thee, 
To  give  the  Gentile  nations  light, 
and  set  the  prisoners  free  : 

9  Asunder  burst  the  gates  of  brass  ; 

the  iron  fetters  fall  ; 
And  gladsome  light  and  liberty 
are  straight  restored  to  all. 

10  I  am  the  Lord,  and  by  the  name 

of  great  JEHOVAH  known  ; 
-No  idol  shall  usurp  my  praise, 
nor  mount  into  my  throne. 

11  Lo  !  former  scenes,  predicted  once, 

conspicuous  rise  to  view  ; 
And  future  scenes,  predicted  now, 
shall  be  accomplish'd  too. 

12  Sing  to  the  Lord  m  joyful  strains  ! 

let  earth  his  praise  resound, 
Ye  who  upon  the  ocean  dwell, 
and  fill  the  isles  around  ! 
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13  0  city  of  the  Lord!  begin 

the  universal  song ; 
And  let  the  scattered  villages 
the  cheerful  notes  prolong. 

14  Let  Kedar's  wilderness  afar 

lift  up  its  lonely  voice  ; 
And  let  the  tenants  of  the  rock 
with  accents  rude  rejoice  ; 

15  Till  'midst  the  streams  of  distant  lands 

the  islands  sound  his  praise  ; 
And  all  combined,  with  one  accord, 
JEHOVAH'S  glories  raise. 

XXIV.     ISAIAH  xlix.  13—17. 

1  VE    heav'ns,   send  forth   your   song  of 

■*-   earth,  raise  your  voice  below!  [praise  ! 
Let  hills  and  mountains  join  the  hymn, 
and  joy  through  nature  flow. 

2  Behold  how  gracious  is  our  God  ! 

hear  the  consoling  strains, 
In  which  he  cheers  our  drooping  hearts, 
and  mitigates  our  pains. 

3  Cease  ye,  when  days  of  darkness  come, 

in  sad  dismay  to  mourn, 
As  if  the  Lord  could  leave  his  saints 
forsaken  or  forlorn. 

4  Can  the  fond  mother  e'er  forget 

the  infant  whom  she  boiv  I 
Andean  its  plaintive  cries  be  heard, 
nor  move  compassion  more  ! 


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5  She  may  forget :  nature  may  foil 

a  parent's  heart  to  move  ; 
But  Sion  on  my  heart  shall  dwell 
in  everlasting  love. 

6  Full  in  my  sight,  upon  my  hands 

I  have  engrav'd  heY  name  : 
My  hands  shall  build  her  ruin'd  walls, 
and  raise  her  broken  frame. 


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XXV.     ISAIAH  liii. 

JJOW  few  receive  with  cordial  faith 

the  tidings  which  we  bring  ? 
How  few  have  seen  the  arm  reveal'd 
Of  heay'n's  eternal  King? 

2  The  Saviour  comes  !  no  outward  pomp 

bespeaks  his  presence  nigh  ; 
No  earthly  beauty  shines  in  him 
to  draw  the  carnal  eye. 

3  Fair  as  a  beauteous  tender  flow'r 

amidst  the  desert  grows, 
So  slighted  by  a  rebel  race 
the  heav'nly  Saviour  rose. 

4  Rejected  and  despis'd  of  men, 

^  behold  a  man  of  woe! 
Grief  was  his  close  companion  still 
through  all  his  life  below. 

5  Yet  all  the  grief  he  felt  were  ours. 

ours  were  the  woes  he  boiv  : 
Pangs,  not  his  own,  his  spotless  soul 
with  bitter  anguish  tore. 


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6  We  held  him  as  condemned  by  Heav'n, 

an  outcast  from  his  God, 
While  for  our  sins  he  groan'd,  he  bled, 
Beneath  his  Father's  rod. 

7  His  sacred  blood  hath  wash'd  our  souls 

from  sin's  polluted  stain  ; 
His  stripes  have  heal'd  us,  and  his  death 
reviv'd  our  souls  again. 

8  We  all,  like  sheep,  had  gone  astray 

in  ruin's  fatal  road  : 
On  him  were  our  transgressions  laid  ; 
he  bore  the  mighty  load. 

9  Wrong'd  and  oppress'd,  how  meekly  he 

in  patient  silence  stood  ! 
Mute,  as  the  peaceful  harmless  lamb, 
When  brought  to  shed  its  blood. 

10  Who  can  his  generation  tell  ] 

from  prison  see  him  led  ! 
With  impious  shew  of  law  condemn'd, 
and  number'd  with  the  dead. 

11  'Midst  sinners  low  in  dust  he  lay  ; 

the  rich  a  grave  supply 'd  : 
Unspotted  was  his  blameless  life  ; 
unstain'd  by  sin  he  dy'd. 

12  Yet  God  shall  raise  his  head  on  high, 

though  thus  he  brought  him  low  ; 
His  sacred  offring,  when  complete, 
shall  terminate  his  woe. 

13  For,  saith  the  Lord,  my  pleasure  then 

shall  prosper  in  his  hand  ; 


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His  shall  a  numerous  offspring  be, 
and  still  his  honours  stand. 

14  His  soul,  rejoicing",  shall  behold 

the  purchase  of  his  pain  ; 
And  all  the  guilty  whom  he  sav'd 
shall  bless  Messiah's  reign. 

15  He  with  the  great  shall  share  the  spoil, 

and  baffle  all  his  foes  ; 
Though  rank- d  with  sinners,  here  he  fell, 
a  conqueror  he  rose. 

16  He  dy'd  to  bear  the  guilt  of  men, 

that  sin  might  be  forgiv'n  : 
He  lives  to  bless  them  and  defend, 
and  plead  their  cause  in  heav'n. 


XXVI.     ISAIAH  lv. 


1 


TTO  !  ye  that  thirst,  approach  the  spring 

where  living  waters  flow  : 
Free  to  that  sacred  fountain  all 
without  a  price  may  go. 

2  How  long  to  streams  of  false  delight 

will  ye  in  crowds  repair  ? 
How  long  your   strength  and  substance 
on  trifles  light  as  air  ?  [waste 

3  My  stores  afford  those  rich  supplies 

that  health  and  pleasure  give  : 
Incline  your  ear,  and  come  to  me ; 
the  soul  that  hears  shall  live. 

4  With  you  a  covenant  I  will  make, 

that  ever  shall  endure  ; 


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The  hope  which  gladden'd  David's  heart 
my  mercy  hath  made  sure. 

5  Behold  he  comes !  your  leader  comes, 

with  might  and  honour  crown'd  ; 
A  witness  who  shall  spread  my  name 
to  earth's  remotest  bound. 

6  See  !  nations  hasten  to  his  call 

from  ev'ry  distant  shore  ; 
Isles,  yet  unknown,  shall  bow  to  him, 
and  Israel's  God  adore. 

7  Seek  ye  the  Lord  while  yet  his  ear 

is  open  to  your  call ; 
While  offer'd  mercy  still  is  near, 
before  his  footstool  fall. 

8  Let  sinners  quit  their  evil  ways, 

their  evil  thoughts  foiego  : 
And  God,  when  they  to  him  return, 
returning  grace  will  show. 

9  He  pardons  with  o'er  flowing  love  : 

for,  hear  the  voice  divine  ! 
My  nature  is  not  like  to  yours, 
nor  like  your  ways  are  mine  : 

10  But  far  as  heavn's  resplendent  orbs 

beyond  earth's  spot  extend, 
As  far  my  thoughts,  as  far  my  ways, 
your  ways  and  thoughts  transcend* 

11  And  as  the  rains  from  heav'n  distil, 

nor  thither  mount  again, 
But  swell  the  earth  with  fruitful  juice, 
and  all  its  tribes  sustain  : 


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12  So  not  a  word  that  flows  from  me 

shall  ineffectual  fall ; 
But  universal  nature  prove 
obedient  to  my  call. 

13  With  joy  and  peace  shall  then  be  led 

the  glad  converted  lands  ; 
The  lofty  mountains  then  shall  sing, 
the  forests  clap  their  hands. 

14  Where  briers  grew  'midst  barren  wilds, 

shall  firs  and  myrtles  spring ; 
And  nature,  through  its  utmost  bounds, 
eternal  praises  sing. 

XXVII.     ISAIAH  lvii.   15,  16. 

1  'pHUS  speaks  the  high  and  lofty  One  ; 

ye  tribes  of  earth  give  ear  ; 
The  words  of  your  Almighty  King 
with  sacred  rev'rence  hear  : 

2  Amidst  the  majesty  of  heav'n 

my  throne  is  fix'd  on  high  ; 
And" through  eternity  I  hear 
the  praises  of  the  sky  : 

3  Yet  looking  down,  I  visit  oft 

the  humble  hallow 5d  cell; 
And  with  the* penitent  who  mourn 
'tis  my  delight  to  dwell  ; 

4  The  downcast  spirit  to  revive. 

the  sad  in  soul  to  cheer; 
And  from  the  bed  of  dust  the  man 
of  heart  contrite  to  rear. 


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5  With  me  dwells  no  relentless  wrath 
against  the  human  race  ; 
The  souls  which  I  have  form'd  shall  find 
a  refuge  in  my  grace. 

XXVIII.     ISAIAH  lviii.  5—9. 

1  A  TTEND,  and  mark  the  solemn  fast 

which  to  the  Lord  is  dear  ; 
Disdain  the  false  unhallowM  mask 
which  vain  dissemblers  wear. 

2  Do  I  delight  in  sorrow's  dress  ? 

saith  he  who  reigns  above  ; 
The  hanging  head  and  rueful  look, 
will  they  attract  my  love  ? 

3  Let  such  as  feel  oppression's  load 

thy  tender  pity  share  ; 
Andletthe  helpless,  homeless  poor, 
be  thy  peculiar  care. 

4  Go,  bid  the  hungry  orphan  be 

with  thy  abundance  blest ; 
Invite  the  wand'rer  to  thy  gate, 
and  spread  the  couch  ofVest. 

5  Let  him  wTho  pines  with  piercing  cold 

by  thee  be  warm'd  and  clad  ; 

Be  thine  the  blissful  task  to  make 

the  downcast  mourner  glad. 

6  Then,  bright  as  morning,  shall  come  forth, 

in  peace  and  joy  thy  days  ; 

And  glory  from  the  Lord  above 

shall  shine  on  all  thy  ways. 


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XXIX.     LAMENT,  iii.  37—40. 
1    A  .MIDST  the  mighty,  where  is  he 


-iT\. 


who  saith,  and  it  is  done  ? 


Each  varying  scene  of  changeful  life 
is  from  the  Lord  alone. 

2  He  gives  in  gladsome  bow'rs  to  dwell, 

or  clothes  in  sonow's  shroud  ; 
His  hand  hath  form'd  the  light,  his  hand 
hath  form'd  the  darkening  cloud. 

3  Why  should  a  living  man  complain 

beneath  the  chastening  rod  ? 
Our  sins  afflict  us  ;  and  the  cross 
must  bring  us  back  to  God. 

4  0  sons  of  men  !  with  anxious  care 

your  hearts  and  ways  explore  ; 
Return  from  paths  of  vice  to  God  : 
return,  and  sin  no  more  ! 

XXX.     HOSEA  vi.   1—4. 

1  /^OME,  let  us  to  the  Lord  our  God 

with  contrite  hearts  return  ; 
Our  God  is  gracious,  nor  will  leave 
the  desolate  to  mourn. 

2  His  voice  commands  the  tempest  forth, 

and  stills  the  stormy  wave  ; 
And  though  his  arm  be  strong  to  smite, 
'tis  also  strong  to  save. 

3  Long  hath  the  night  of  sorrow  reign'd  ; 

the  dawn  shall  bring  us  light : 


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God  shall  appear,  and  we  shall  rise 
with  gladness  in  his  sight. 

4  Our  hearts,  if  God  we  seek  to  know, 

shall  know  him,  and  rejoice  ; 

His  coming  like  the  morn  shall  be, 

like  morning  songs  his  voice. 

5  As  clew  upon  the  tender  herb, 

diffusing  fragrance  round  ; 
As  show'rs  that  usher  in  the  spring, 
and  cheer  the  thirsty  ground  : 

6  So  shall  his  presence  bless  oui  souls, 

and  shed  a  joyful  light ; 
That  hallow'd  morn  shall  chase  away 
the  sorrows  of  the  night. 

XXXI.     MICAH  vi.  6—9. 

1  T^HUS  speaks  the  heathen :  how  shall 

the  Pow'r  Supreme  adore  ?  [man 

With  what  accepted  off'rings  come 
his  mercy  to  implore  ? 

2  Shall  clouds  of  incense  to  the  skies 

with  grateful  odour  speed  1 
Or  victims  from  a  thousand  hills 
upon  the  altar  bleed? 

3  Does  justice  nobler  blood  demand 

to  save  the  sinner's  life  ? 
Shall,  trembling,  in  his  offspring's  side 
the  father  plunge  the  knife  ? 

4  No :  God  rejects  the  bloody  rites 

which  blindfold  zeal  began  ; 


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His  oracles  of  truth  proclaim 
the  message  brought  to  man. 

5  He  what  is  good  hath  clearly  shown, 

0  favour'd  race  !  to  thee  ; 
And  what  doth  God  require  of  those 
who  bend  to  him  the  knee  ? 

6  Thy  deeds  let  sacred  justice  rule  ; 

thy  heart  let  mercy  fill  ; 
And,  walking  humbly  with  thy  God, 
to  him  resign  thy  will. 

XXXII.     HABAK.  hi.  17,  18. 

1  "XlfHAT    tho'    no    flow'rs    the    fig-tree 

tho'  vines  their  fruit  deny,       [clothe, 
The  labour  of  the  olive  fail, 
and  fields  no  meat  supply? 

2  Though  from  the  fold,  with  sad  surprise, 

my  flock  cut  off  I  see  ; 
Though  famine  pine  in  empty  stalls, 
where  herds  were  wont  to  be  ? 

3  Yet  in  the  Lord  will  I  be  glad, 

and  glory  in  his  love  ; 
In  him  I'll  joy,  who  will  the  God 
of  my  salvation  prove. 

4  He  to  my  tardy  feet  shall  lend 

the  swiftness  of  the  roe  ; 
Till,  rais'don  high,  I  safely  dwell 
beyond  the  reach  of  woe. 

5  God  is  the  treasure  of  my  soul, 

the  source  of  lasting  joy  ; 


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A  joy  which  want  shall  not  impair, 
nor  death  itself  destroy. 

XXXIII.     MATTH.  vi.  9—14. 

1  ipATHER  of  all!  we  bow  to  thee, 

who  dwell'st  in  heav'n  ador'd ; 
But  present  still  through  all  thy  works, 
the  universal  Lord. 

2  For  ever  hallow 'd  be  thy  name 

by  all  beneath  the  skies  ; 
And  may  thy  kingdom  still  advance, 
till  grace  to  glory  rise. 

3  A  grateful  homage  may  we  yield, 

with  hearts  risign'd  to  thee  ; 
and  as  in  heav'n  thy  will  is  done, 
on  earth  so  let  it  be. 

4  From  day  to  day  we  humbly  own 

the  hand  that  feeds  us  still  : 
Give  us  our  bread,  and  teach  to  rest 
contented  in  thy  will. 

5  Our  sins  before  thee  we  confess ; 

0  may  they  be  forgiv'n  ! 
As  we  to  otheis  mercy  show, 
we  mercy  beg  from  Heav'n. 

6  Still  let  thy  grace  our  life  direct; 

from  evil  guard  our  way  ; 
And  in  temptation's  fatal  path 
permit  us  not  to  stray. 

7  For  thine  the  pow'r,  the  kingdom  thine 

all  glory's  due  to  thee  : 


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1 


Thine  from  eternity  they  were, 
and  thine  shall  ever  be. 

XXXIV.     MATTH.  xi.  2b,  to  the  end. 

'J'HUS  spoke  the  Saviour  of  the  world, 

and  rais'd  his  eyes  to  heav'n  : 
To  thee,  0  Father  !  Lord  of  all, 
eternal  praise  be  giv'n. 

2  Thou  to  the  pure  and  lowly  heart 

hast  heavenly  truth  reveal'd ; 
Which  from  the  self-conceited  mind 
thy  wisdom  hath  conceaPd. 

3  Ev'n  so !  thou,  Father,  hast  ordain'd 

thy  high  decree  to  stand ; 
Nor  men  nor  angels  may  presume 
the  reason  to  demand. 

4  Thou  only  know'st  the  Son  :  from  thee 

iny  kingdom  I  receive  ; 
And  none  the  Father  know  but  they 
who  in  the  Son  believe. 

5  Come  then  to  me,  all  ye  who  groan, 

with  guilt  and  fears  opprest ; 
Resign  to  me  the  willing  heart, 
and  I  will  give  you  rest. 

6  Take  up  my  yoke,  and  learn  of  me 

the  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
And  thus  your  weary  troubled  souls 
repose  and  peace  shall  find. 

7  For  light  and  gentle  is  my  voke  ; 

the  burden  I  impose 


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Shall  ease  the  heart,  which  groan'd  before 
beneath  a  load  of  woes. 


XXXV.     MATTH.  xxvi.  26—29 

1  5rPWAS  on  that  night,  when  doom'd  to 

The  eager  rage  of  ev'ry  foe,   [know 
That  night  in  which  he  was  betray 'd, 
The  Saviour  of  the  world  took  bread  : 

2  And,  after  thanks  and  glory  giv'n 

To  him  that  rules  in  earth  and  heav'n, 
That  symbol  of  his  flesh  he  broke, 
And  thus  to  all  his  foll'wers  spoke  : 

3  My  broken  body  thus  I  give 

For  you,  for  all ;  take,  eat,  and  live  ; 

And  oft  the  sacred  rite  renew, 

That  brings  my  wondrous  love  to  view. 

4  Then  in  his  hands  the  cup  he  rais'd, 
And  God  anew  he  thank'd  and  prais'd ; 
While  kindness  in  his  bosom  glow'd, 
And  from  his  lips  salvation  llow'd  : 

5  My  blood  I  thus  pour  forth,  he  cries, 
To  cleanse  the  soul  in  sin  that  lies; 
In  this  the  covenant  is  seal'd, 

And  Heav'n's  eternal  grace  reveaPd. 

6  With  love  to  man  this  cup  is  fraught, 
Let  all  partake  the  sacred  draught ; 
Through  latest  ages  let  it  pour, 

In  mem'ry  of  my  dying  hour. 


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XXXVI.  LUKE  i.  46—56. 

1  A  FY  soul  and  spirit,  filPd  with  jc 
A      my  God  am  I  S  .se, 

Wh       -      luess  did  from 

his  humble  handmaid  r: 
8  Me  bless3       I  <  !od,  the  God  c  j 

all  ages  shall  p: 
From  age  to  age  his  mercy  lasts, 
and  holy  is  his  name. 

3  Strength    with    his    arm    th"    Almighty 

the  proud  h  M  ;     [sh<: 

II-    ::  il  the  mighty  to  the  groi 
the  meek  to  honour       -'  L 

4  The  hungry  _ ood  things  were  fill'd. 

the  rich  with  hunger  pin3 
He  sent  his  servant  Isr%el  help, 
and  call\l  his  love  to  mind. 

5  Which  to  our  fathers'  ancient  race 

-  promise  did  ensure, 
Abraham  and  his  chosen  seed, 
for  evei  to  endure. 

XXXVII.  LUKE  ii.  B— 15. 

1  AVHILE    humble    shepherds 

their  flocks 
in  Bethleh'm's  plains  by  night, 
An  angel  sent  from  heav'n  appear'd, 
and  lilTd  the  plains  with  liurlit. 

2  Feai  not.  he  said,  (forsudden  «.i. 
had  seiz'd  th<  bled  mind;) 

1 


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Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
to  you,  and  all  mankind. 

3  To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day 

is  born,  of  David's  line, 
The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord  ; 
and  this  shall  be  the  sign  : 

4  The  heav'nly  Babe  you  there  .shall  find 

to  human  view  displayed, 
All  meanly  wrapt  in  swaddling  bands, 
and  in  a  manger  laid. 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph  ;  and  forthwith 

appeared  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God  ;  and  thus 
address'd  their  joyful  song: 

6  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 

and  to  the  earth  be  peace  ; 
Good-will  is  shown  by  Heav'n  to  men, 
and  never  more  shall  cease. 

XXXVIII.  LUKE  ii.  25—33. 

1  TUST  and  devout  old  Simeon  liv'd  ; 

to  him  it  was  reveaPd, 
That  Christ,  the  Lord,  his  eyes  should  see 
ere  death  his  eyelids  seaPd. 

2  For  this  consoling  gift  of  Heav'n 

to  Isr'Ps  fallen  state, 
From  year  to  ye^r  with  patient  hope 
the  aged  saint  did  wait. 

3  Nor  did  he  wait  in  vain  ;  for,  lo  ! 

revolving  years  brought  round, 


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In  season  due,  the  happy  day, 
which  all  his  wishes  crown'd. 

4  When  Jesus,  to  the  temple  brought 

by  Mary's  pious  care, 
As  Heav'n's  appointed  rites  required, 
to  God  was  offer'd  there. 

5  Simeon  into  those  sacred  courts 

a  heav'nly  impulse  drew  ; 
He  saw  the  Virgin  hold  her  son, 
and  straight  his  Lord  he  knew. 

6  With  holy  joy  upon  his  face 

the  good  old  father  smiPd  ; 
Then  fondly  in  his  withered  arms 
he  clasp'd  the  promised  child : 

7  And  while  he  held  the  heav'n-born  Babe, 

ordain'd  to  bless  mankind, 
Thus  spoke,  with  earnest  look,  and  heart 
exulting,  yet  resigned  : 

8  Now,  Lord  !  according  to  thy  word, 

let  me  in  peace  depart ; 
Mine  eyes  have  thy  salvation  seen, 
and  gladness  fills  my  heart. 

9  At  length  my  arms  embrace  my  Lord, 

now  let  their  vigour  cease  ; 
At  last  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see, 
now  let  them  close  in  peace. 
10  This  great  salvation,  long  prepared, 
and  now  disclos'd  to  view, 
Hath  prov'd  thy  love  was  constant  still, 
and  promises  were  true. 
8 


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11  That  Sun  I  now  behold,  whose  light 
shall  heathen  darkness  chase, 
And  rays  of  brightest  glory  pour 
around  thy  chosen  race. 

XXXIX.     LUKE  iv.  18,  19. 

1  TTARK,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour 
-I-L  the  Saviour  promised  long  ;  [comes ! 
Let  ev'ry  heart  exult  with  joy, 

and  ev'ry  voice  be  song  ! 

2  On  him  the  Spirit,  largely  shed, 

exerts  its  sacred  fire  ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love, 
his  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  !  the  prisoners  to  relieve, 

in  Satan's  bondage  held  ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 
the  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes  !  from  darkening  scales  of  vice 

to  clear  the  inward  sight ; 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind 
to  pour  celestial  light. 

5  He  comes  !  the  broken  hearts  to  bind, 

the  bleeding  souls  to  cure  ; 
And  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace 
t'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  The  sacred  year  has  now  revolv'd, 

accepted  of  the  Lord, 
When  Heav'n'shigh  promise  is  fulfilt'd, 
and  Isr'el  is  restored. 


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7  Our  glad  hosannahs,  Prince  of  Peace  ! 
thy  welcome  shall  proclaim ; 
And  heav'n's  exalted  arches  ring 
with  thy  most  honour 'd  name. 

XL.     LUKE  xv.  13—25. 

1  ^HE  wretched  prodigal  behold, 

in  mis'ry  lying  low, 
Whom  vice  had  sunk  from  high  estate, 
and  plung'd  in  want  and  woe. 

2  While  I,  despis'd  and  scorn'd,  he  cries, 

starve  in  a  foreign  land, 
The  meanest  in  my  father's  house 
is  fed  with  bounteous  hand : 

3  I'll  go,  and  with  a  mourning  voice, 

fall  down  before  his  face  : 
Father !  I've  sinn'd  'gainst  Heav'n  and 
nor  can  deserve  thy  grace.  [thee, 

4  He  said,  and  hasten'd  to  his  home, 

to  seek  his  father's  love  : 

The  father  sees  him  from  afar, 

and  all  his  bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 

embrae'd  and  kiss'd  his  son  : 
The  grieving  prodigal  bewail'd 
the  follies  he  had  done. 

6  No  more,  my  father,  can  I  hope 

to  find  paternal  grace  ; 
My  utmost  wish  is  to  obtain 
a  servant's  humble  place. 
9 


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7  Bring  forth  the  fairest  robe  for  him, 

the  joyful  father  said  ; 
To  him  each  mark  of  grace  be  shown, 
and  ev'ry  honour  paid. 

8  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain  ; 

let  mirth  and  song  abound  : 
My  son  was  dead,  and  lives  again ! 
was  lost,  and  now  is  found ! 

9  Thus  joy  abounds  in  paradise 

among  the  hosts  of  heav'n, 
Soon  as  the  sinner  quits  his  sins, 
repents,  and  is  forgiv'n. 

XLI.     JOHN  iii.  14—19. 

1  A  S  when  the  Hebrew  prophet  rais'd 

the  brazen  serpent  high, 
The  wounded  look'd,  and  straight  were 
the  people  ceas'd  to  die  :  [cur'd, 

2  So  from  the  Saviour  on  the  cross 

a  healing  virtue  flows ; 
Who  looks  to  him  with  lively  faith 
is  sav'd  from  endless  woes. 

3  For  God  gave  up  his  Son  to  death, 

so  gen'rous  was  his  love, 
That  all  the  faithful  might  enjoy 
eternal  life  above. 

4  Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 

the  Son  of  God  appeared  ; 
No  weapons  in  his  hand  are  seen, 
nor  voice  of  terror  heard  : 


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5  He  came  to  raise  our  fallen  state, 

and  our  lost  hopes  restore  : 
Faith  leads  us  to  the  mercy-seat, 
and  bids  us  fear  no  more. 

6  But  vengence  just  for  ever  lies 

on  all  the  rebel  race, 
Who  God's  eternal  Son  despise, 
and  scorn  his  offer 'd  grace. 

XLII.     JOHN  xiv.  1—7. 

1  T  ET    not    your    hearts    with    anxious 

be  troubled  or  dismayed  ;      [thoughts 
But  trust  in  Providence  divine, 
and  trust  my  gracious  aid. 

2  I  to  my  Father's  house  return  ; 

there  numerous  mansions  stand, 
And  glory  manifold  abounds 
through  all  the  happy  land. 

3  I  go  your  entrance  to  secure, 

and  your  abode  prepare  ; 
Regions  unknown  are  safe  to  you, 
when  I,  your  friend,  am  there. 

4  Thence  shall  I  come,  when  ages  close, 

to  take  you  home  with  me  ; 
There  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more, 
and  still  together  be. 

5  I  am  the  way,  the  truth,  the  life  : 

no  son  of  human  race, 
But  such  as  I  conduct  and  guide, 
shall  see  my  Father's  face. 


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XLIII.     JOHN  xiv.  25—28. 

1  VOU  now  must  hear  my  voice  no  more  ; 

my  Father  calls  me  home ; 
But  soon  from  heav'n  the  Holy  Ghost, 
your  Comforter,  shall  come. 

2  That  heav'nly  Teacher,  sent  from  God, 

shall  your  whole  soul  inspire  ; 
Your  minds  shall  fill  with  sacred  truth, 
your  hearts  with  sacred  fire. 

3  Peace  is  the  gift  I  leave  with  you ; 

my  peace  to  you  bequeath ; 
Peace  that  shall  comfort  you  through  life, 
and  cheer  your  souls  in  death. 

4  I  give  not  as  the  world  bestows, 

with  promise  false  and  vain ; 
Nor  cares,  nor  fears,  shall  wound  the  heart 
in  which  my  words  remain. 

XLIV.     JOHN  xix.  30. 

1  "DEHOLD  the  Saviour  on  the  cross, 

a  spectacle  of  woe  ! 
See  from  his  agonizing  wounds 
the  blood  incessant  flow ; 

2  Till  death's  pale  ensigns  o'er  his  cheek 

and  trembling  lips  were  spread ; 
Till  light  forsook  his  closing  eyes, 
and  life  his  drooping  head ! 

3  'Tis  finished — was  his  latest  voice  ; 

these  sacred  accents  o'er, 


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He  bow'd  his  head,  gave  up  the  ghost, 
and  suffered  pain  no  more. 

4  'Tis  finished — The  Messiah  dies 

^  for  sins,  but  not  his  own  ; 
The  great  redemption  is  complete, 
and  Satan's  pow'r  overthrown. 

5  'Tis  finish 'd — All  his  groans  are  past ; 

his  blood,  his  pain,  and  toils, 
Have  fully  vanquished  our  foes, 
and  crown'd  him  with  their  spoils. 

6  'Tis  fmish'd— Legal  worship  ends, 

and  gospel  ages  run  ; 
All  old  things  now  are  past  away, 
and  a  new  world  begun. 

XLV.     ROMANS  ii.  4—8. 

1  IJNGRATEFUL  sinners !  whence  this 

of  God's  long-suff'ring  grace  ?   [scorn 
And  whence  this  madness  that  insults 
th'  Almightly  to  his  face  ? 

2  Is  it  because  his  patience  waits, 

and  pitying  bowels  move, 
You  multiply  transgressions  more, 
and  scorn  his  offer'd  love  ? 

3  Dost  thou  not  know,  self-blinded  man  ! 

his  goodness  is  design'd 
To  wake  repentance  in  thy  soul, 
and  melt  thy  harden'd  mind  I 

4  And  wilt  thou  rather  chuse  to  meet 

th'  Almighty  as  thy  foef, 


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And  treasure  up  his  wrath  in  store 
against  the  day  of  woe  1 

5  Soon  shall  that  fatal  day  approach 

that  must  thy  sentence  seal, 
And  righteous  judgments,  now  unknown, 
in  awful  pomp  reveal ; 

6  While  they,  who  full  of  holy  deeds 

to  glory  seek  to  rise, 
Continuing  patient  to  the  end, 
shall  gain  th?  immortal  prize. 


XLVI.     ROMANS  iii.  19—22. 


1 


"\TAIN  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 

upon  their  works  have  huilt ; 
Their  hearts  by  nature  are  unclean, 
their  actions  full  of  guilt. 

2  Silent  let  Jew  and  Gentile  stand, 

without  one  vaunting  word  ; 
And,  humbled  low,  confess  their  guilt 
before  heav'n's  righteous  Lord. 

3  No  hope  can  on  the  law  be  built 

of  justifying  grace  ; 
The  law,  that  shows  the  sinner's  guilt, 
condemns  him  to  his  face. 

4  Jesus!  how  glorious  is  thy  grace  ! 

when  in  thy  name  we  trust, 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
that  makes  the  sinner  just. 


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XLVII.     ROMANS  vi.  1—7. 

1  A  ND  shall  we  then  go  on  to  sin, 

that  grace  may  more  abound  ? 
Great  God  forbid  that  such  a  thought 
should  in  our  breast  be  found! 

2  When  to  the  sacred  fount  we  came, 

did  not  the  rite  proclaim, 
That,  wash'd  from  sin,  and  all  its  stains, 
new  creatures  we  became  1 

3  With  Christ  the  Lord  we  dy'd  to  sin  ; 

with  him  to  life  we  rise, 
To  life,  which  now  begun  on  earth, 
is  perfect  in  the  skies. 

4  Too  long  enthralPd  to  Satan's  sway, 

we  now  are  slaves  no  more  ; 
For  Christ  hath  vanquished  death  and  sin, 
Our  freedom  to  restore. 

XLVIII.     ROMANS  viii.  31,  to  the  end. 

1  T  ET  Christian  faith  and  hope  dispel 
-^  the  fears  of  guilt  and  woe  ; 

The  Lord  Almighty  is  our  friend, 
and  who  can  prove  a  foe  ? 

2  He  who  his  Son,  most  dear  and  lov'd, 

gave  up  for  us  to  die, 
Shall  he  not  all  things  freely  give 
that  goodness  can  supply  ? 

3  Behold  the  best,  the  greatest  gift, 

of  everlasting  love  ! 


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Behold  the  pledge  of  peace  below, 
and  perfect  bliss  above  ! 

4  Where  is  the  judge  who  can  condemn, 

since  God  hath  justify'd  ? 
Who  shall  charge  those  with  guilt  or  crime 
for  whom  the  Saviour  dy'd  ? 

5  The  Saviour  dy'd,  but  rose  again 

triumphant  from  the  grave  ; 
And  pleads  our  cause  at  God's  right  hand, 
omnipotent  to  save, 

6  Who  then  can  e'er  divide  us  more 

from  Jesus  and  his  love, 
Or  break  the  sacred  chain  that  binds 
the  earth  to  heav'n  above  ? 

7  Let  troubles  rise,  and  terrors  frown, 

and  days  of  darkness  fall  ; 
Through  him  all  dangers  we'll  defy, 
and  more  than  conquer  all. 

8  Nor  death  nor  life,  nor  earth  nor  hell, 

nor  time's  destroying  sway, 
Can  e'er  efface  us  from  his  heart, 
or  make  his  love  decay. 

9  Each  future  period  that  will  bless 

as  it  has  bless'd  the  past ; 
He  lov'd  us  from  the  first  of  time, 
he  loves  us  to  the  last. 

XLIX.     1  CORINTH,  xhi. 

1  HHHOUGH  perfect  eloquence  adorn'd 
my  sweet  persuading  tongue  ; 


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Though  I  could  speak  in  higher  strains 
than  ever  angel  sung ; 

2  Though  prophecy  my  soul  inspir'd, 

and  made  all  myst'ries  plain  ; 
Yet,  were  I  void  of  Christian  love, 
these  gifts  were  all  in  vain. 

3  Nay,  though    my  faith  with    boundless 

ev'n  mountains  could  remove     [pow'r 
I  still  am  nothing,  if  Pm  void 
of  charity  and  love. 

4  Although,  with  lib'ral  hand,  I  gave 

my  goods  the  poor  to  feed, 
Nay,  gave  my  body  to  the  flames, 
still  fruitless  were  the  deed. 

5  Love  suffers  long,  love  envies  not ; 

but  love  is  ever  kind  ; 
She  never  boasteth  of  herself, 
nor  proudly  lifts  the  mind  : 

6  Love  harbours  no  suspicious  thought, 

is  patient  to  the  bad  ; 
Griev'd  when  she  hears  of  sins  and  crimes, 
and  in  the  truth  is  glad. 

7  Love  no  unseemly  carriage  shews, 

nor  selfishly  confin'd  ; 
She  glows  with  social  tenderness, 
And  feels  for  all  mankind  : 

8  Love  beareth  much,  much  she  believes, 

and  still  she  hopes  the  best ; 
Love  meekly  suffers  many  a  wrong, 
though  sore  with  hardship  press'd. 


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9  Love  still  shall  hold  an  endless  reign 
in  earth  and  heav'n  above, 
When  tongues  shall  cease  and  prophets 
and  ev'ry  gift  but  love.  [fail. 

10  Here  all  our  gifts  imperfect  are  ; 

but  better  days  draw  nigh, 
When  perfect  light  shall  pour  its  rays, 
and  all  those  shadows  fly. 

11  Like  children  here  we  speak  and  think, 

amus'd  with  childish  toys  ; 
Butwhenourpow'rs  their  manhood  reach, 
we'll  scorn  our  present  joys. 

12  Now  dark  and  dim,  as  through  a  glass, 

are  God  and  truth  beheld ; 
Then  shall  we  see  as  face  to  face, 
and  God  shall  be  unveiPd. 

13  Faith,   Hope,  and  Love,  now  dwell  on 

and  earth  by  them  is  blest ;         [earth, 
But  Faith  and  Hope  must  yield  to  Love, 
of  all  the  graces  best. 

14  Hope  shall  to  full  fruition  rise, 

and  Faith  be  sight  above  ; 
These  are  the  means,  but  this  the  end  ; 
for  saints  forever  love. 

L.     1  CORINTH,  xv.  52,  to  the  end. 

1  YyHEN  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice 
this  rending  earth  shall  shake  ; 
When  opening  graves  shall  yield  their 
and  dust  to  life  awake  ;  [charge, 


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2  Those  bodies  that  corrupted  fell 

shall  incorrupted  rise, 
And  mortal  forms  shall  spring  to  life, 
immortal  in  the  skies. 

3  Behold,  what  heavenly  prophets  sung 

is  now  at  last  fulfilled, 
That  death  should  yield  his  ancient  reign, 
and,  vanquished,  quit  the  field. 

4  Let  Faith  exalt  her  joyful  voice, 

and  thus  begin  to  sing ; 
0  Grave  !  where  is  thy  triumph  now  ; 
and  where,  0  death  !  thy  sting  1 

5  Thy  sting  was  sin  and  conscious  guilt, 

'twas  this  that  arm'd  thy  dart ; 
The  law  gave  sin  its  strength  and  force 
to  pierce  the  sinner's  heart : 

6  But  God,  whose  name  be  ever  bless'd  ! 

disarms  that  foe  we  dread, 
And  makes  us  conquerors  when  we  die, 
through  Christ  our  living  head. 

7  Then  stedfast  let  us  still  remain, 

though  dangers  rise  around, 
and  in  the  work  prescribed  by  God 
yet  more  and  more  abound  ; 

8  Assur'd  that  though  we  labour  now, 

we  labour  not  in  vain, 
But,  through  the  grace  of  heav'ns  great 
th'  eternal  crown  shall  gain.       [Lord, 


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LI.     2  CORINTH,  v.  1—11. 

1  ^OON  shall  this  earthly  frame,  dissolved, 

in  death  and  ruins  lie  ; 
But  better  mansions  wait  the  just, 
prepared  above  the  sky. 

2  An  house  eternal,  built  by  God, 

shall  lodge  the  holy  mind, 
When  once  those  prison-walls  have  fall'n 
by  which  'tis  now  confin'd. 

3  Hence,  burden'd  with  a  weight  of  clay, 

we  groan  beneath  the  load, 
Waiting  the  hour  which  sets  us  free, 
and  brings  us  home  to  God. 

4  We  know,  that  when  the  soul,  uncloth'd, 

shall  from  this  body  fly, 
? Twill  animate  a  purer  frame 
with  life  that  cannot  die. 

5  Such  are  the  hopes  that  cheer  the  just ; 

these  hopes  their  God  hath  giv'n  ; 
His  Spirit  is  the  earnest  now, 

and  seals  their  souls  for  heav'n. 
6  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come, 

faith  grounded  on  his  word  ; 

But  while  this  body  is  our  home, 

We  mourn  an  absent  Lord. 

7  What  faith  rejoices  to  believe, 
we  long  and  pant  to  see  ; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
and  present,  Lord !  with  thee. 


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8  But  still,  or  here,  or  going  hence, 

to  this  our  labours  tend, 
That,  in  his  service  spent,  our  life 
may  in  his  favour  end. 

9  For,  lo  !  before  the  Son,  as  judge, 

th'  assembled  world  shall  stand, 
To  take  the  punishment  or  prize 
from  his  unerring  hand. 
10  Impartial  retributions  then 
our  different  lives  await; 
Our  present  actions,  good  or  bad, 
shall  fix  our  future  fate. 

LII.     PHILIP,  ii.  6—12. 

1  VE  who  the  name  of  Jesus  bear, 

his  sacred  steps  pursue  ; 
And  let  that  mind  which  was  in  him 
be  also  found  in  you. 

2  Though  in  the  form  of  God  he  was, 

his  only  Son  declard'd, 
Nor  to  be  equally  ador'd 
as  robb'ry  did  regard  ; 

3  His  greatness  he  for  us  abas'd, 

for  us  his  glory  vail'd  ; 
In  human  likeness  dwelt  on  earth, 
his  majesty  conceal'd : 

4  Nor  only  as  a  man  appears, 

but  stoops  a  servant  low ; 
Submits  to  death,  nay,  bears  the  cross, 
in  all  its  shame  and  woe. 


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5  Hence  God  thisgen'rous  love  to  men 

with  honours  just  hath  crown'd, 
And  rais'd  the  name  of  Jesus  far 
above  all  names  renown'd  : 

6  That  at  this  name,  with  sacred  awe, 

each  humble  knee  should  bow, 
Of  hosts  immortal  in  the  skies, 
and  nations  spread  below : 

7  That  all  the  prostrate  powers  of  hell 

might  tremble  at  his  word, 
And  ev'ry  tribe,  and  ev'ry  tongue, 
confess  that  he  is  Lord. 

LIIL     1  THESSAL.  iv.  13,  to  the  end. 

1  T^AKE  comfort,  Christians,  when  your 

in  Jesus  fall  asleep  ;  [friends 

Their  better  being  never  ends  ; 
why  then  dejected  weep  ? 

2  Why  inconsolable,  as  those 

to  whom  no  hope  is  giv'n  ? 
Death  is  the  messenger  of  peace, 
and  calls  the  soul  toheav'n. 

3  As  Jesus  dy'd,  and  rose  again 

victorious  from  the  dead  ; 
So  his  disciples  rise,  and  reign 

with  their  triumphant  Head.      [clouds 

4  The   time    draws    nigh  when  from    the 

Christ  shall  with  shouts  descend, 
And  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice 
the  heav'ns  and  earth  shall  rend. 


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5  Then  they  who  live  shall  changed  be, 

and  they  who  sleep  shall  wake ; 
The    graves    shall    yield    their    ancient 
and  earth's  foundation  shake,   [charge, 

6  The  saints  of  God,  from  death  set  free, 

with  joy  shall  mount  on  high  ; 
The  heavenly  host  writh  praises  loud 
shall  meet  them  in  the  sky. 

7  Together  to  their  Father's  house 

with  joyful  hearts  they  go  ; 
And  dwell  forever  with  the  Lord, 
beyond  the  reach  of  woe. 
S  A  few  short  years  of  evil  past, 
we  reach  the  happy  shore, 
Where  death-divided  friends  at  last 
shall  meet,  to  part  no  more. 


J 


LIV.     2  TIM.  i.   12 

T\M  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord, 
or  to  defend  his  cause, 


Maintain  the  glory  of  his  cross, 
and  honour  all  his  laws. 

2  Jesus,  my  Lord  !  I  know  his  name, 

his  name  is  all  my  boast ; 
Nor  would  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  I  know  that  safe  with  him  remains, 

protected  by  his  pow'r, 
What  I've  committed  to  his  trust, 
till  the  decisive  hour. 
10 


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4  Then  will  he  own  his  servant's  name 
before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
appoint  my  soul  a  place. 


LV.     2  TIM.  iv.  6,  7,  8,  18. 

1  1V/TY  race  is  run  ;  my  warfare's  o'er  ; 

the  solemn  hour  is  nigh, 

When,  offer'd  up  to  God,  my  soul 

shall  wing  its  flight  on  high. 

2  With  heav'nly  weapons  I  have  fought 

the  battles  of  the  Lord  ; 
Finish'd  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith, 
depending  on  his  word. 

3  Henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me 

a  crown  which  cannot  fade  ; 
The  righteous  Judge  at  that  great  day 
shall  place  it  on  my  head. 

4  Nor  hath  the  Sov'reign  Lord  decreed 

this  prize  for  me  alone  ; 
But  for  all  such  as  love  like  me 
th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 

5  From  ev'ry  snare  and  evil  wrork 

his  grace  shall  me  defend, 
And  to  his  hcav'nly  kingdom  safe 
shall  bring  me  in  the  end. 


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LVI.     TITUS  Hi.  3—9. 

1  TTOW  wretched  was  our  former  state, 

when,  slaves  to  Satan's  sway, 
With  hearts  disorder 'd  and  impure, 
o'erwhelm'd  in  sin  we  lay ! 

2  But,  0  my  soul !  for  ever  praise, 

for  ever  love  his  name, 
Who  turn'd  thee  from  the  fatal  paths 
of  folly,  sin,  and  shame. 

3  Vain  and  presumptuous  is  the  trust 

which  in  our  works  we  place, 
Salvation  from  a  higher  source 
flows  to  the  human  race. 

4  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God 

that  all  our  hopes  begin  ; 
His  mercy  sav'd  our  souls  from  death, 
and  wash'd  our  souls  from  sin. 

5  His  Spirit,  through  the  Saviour  shed, 

its  sacred  fire  imparts, 
Refines  our  dross,  and  love  divine 
rekindles  in  our  hearts. 

6  Thence  rais'd  from  death,  wre  live  anew  ; 

and,  justify 'd  by  grace, 
We  hope  in  glory  to  appear, 
and  see  our  Father's  face. 

7  Let  all  who  hold  this  faith  and  hope 

in  holy  deeds  abound  ; 
Thus  faith  approves  itself  sincere, 
by  active  virtue  crown'd. 


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LVII.     HEB.  iv.  14,  to  the  end. 

1  JESUS,  the  Son  of  God,  who  once 

for  us  his  life  resign'd, 
Now  lives  in  heav'n,  our  great  High  Priest, 
and  never-dying  friend. 

2  Through  life,  through  death,  let  us  to  him 

with  constancy  adhere  ; 
Faith  shall  supply  new  strength,  and  hope 
shall  banish  ev'ry  fear. 

3  To  human  weakness  not  severe 

is  our  High  Priest  above  ; 
His  heart  o'erflows  with  tenderness, 
his  bowels  melt  with  love. 

4  With  sympathetick  feelings  touch'd, 

he  knows  our  feeble  frame  ; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  are, 
for  he  has  felt  the  same. 

5  But  though  he  felt  temptation's  powT'r, 

unconquer'd  he  remained  ; 
Nor  'midst  the  frailty  of  our  frame, 
by  sin  was  ever  stain'd. 

6  As,  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh, 

he  pour'd  forth  cries  and  tears  ; 
So,  though  exalted,  still  he  feels 
what  ev'ry  Christian  bears. 

7  Then  let  us,  with  a  filial  heart, 

come  boldly  to  the  throne 
Of  grace  supreme,  to  tell  our  griefs, 
and  all  our  wants  make  known  : 


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8  That  mercy  we  may  there  obtain 
for  sins  and  errors  past, 
And  grace  to  help  in  time  of  need, 
while  days  of  trial  last. 

LVIII      Another  version  of  the  same  passage. 

1  Y\rHERE    high   the  heav'nly   temple 

stands, 
The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands, 
A  great  High  Priest  our  nature  wears, 
The  guardian  of  mankind  appears. 

2  He  who  for  men  their  surety  stood, 
And  pour'd  on  earth  his  precious  blood, 
Pursues  in  heav'n  his  mighty  plan, 
The  Saviour  and  the  friend  of  man. 

3  Though  now  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  bends  on  earth  a  brother's  eye  ; 
Partaker  of  the  human  name, 

He  knows  the  frailty  of  our  frame. 

4  Our  fellow-suff'rer  yet  retains 
A  fellow-feeling  of  our  pains  ; 
And  still  remembers  in  the  skies 
His  tears,  his  agonies,  and  cries. 

5  In  ev'iy  pang  that  rends  the  heart, 
The  Man  of  sorrows  had  a  part ; 
He  sympathizes  with  our  grief, 
And  to  the  sufPrer  sends  relief. 

6  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne, 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known ; 

10* 


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And  ask  the  aids  of  heav'nly  pow'r 
To  help  us  in  the  evil  hour. 

LIX.     HEB.  xii.  1—13. 

1  DEHOLD  what  witnesses  unseen 

encompass  us  around; 
Men,  once  like  us,  with  sufferings  try'd, 
but  now  with  glory  crown'd. 

2  Let  us,  with  zeal  like  theirs  inspired, 

begin  the  Christian  race, 
And,  freed  from  each  encumb'ring  weight, 
their  holy  footsteps  trace. 

3  Behold  a  witness  nobler  still, 

who  trod  affliction's  path, 
Jesus,  at  once  the  finisher 
and  author  of  our  faith. 

4  He  for  the  joy  before  him  set, 

so  gen'rous  was  his  love, 
Endur'd  the  cross,  despis'd  the  shame, 
and  now  he  reigns  above. 

5  If  he  the  scorn  of  wicked  men 

with  patience  did  sustain, 
Becomes  it  those  for  whom  he  dy'd 
to  murmur  or  complain  ? 

6  Have  ye  like  him  to  blood,  to  death, 

the  cause  of  truth  maintain'd  ? 
And  is  your  heav'nly  Father's  voice 
forgotten  or  disdain 'd  ? 

7  My  son,  saith  he,  with  patient  mind 

enduie  the  chastening  rod  ; 


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Believe,  when  by  afflictions  try'cL 
that  thou  art  lov'd  by  God. 

8  His  children  thus  most  dear  to  him 

their  heav'nly  Father  trains, 
Through  all  the  hard  experience  led 
of  sorrows  and  of  pains. 

9  We  know  he  owns  us  for  his  sons, 

when  we  correction  share  ; 
Nor  wander  as  a  bastard  race, 
without  our  Father's  care. 

10  A  father's  voice  with  rev'rence  We 

on  earth  have  often  heard ; 
The  Father  of  our  spirits  now 
demands  the  same  regard. 

11  Paients  may  err  ;  but  he  is  wise, 

nor  lifts  the  rod  in  vain  ; 
His  chast'aingB  serve  to  cure  the  soul 
by  salutary  pain. 

12  Affliction,  when  it  spreads  around, 

may  seem  a  field  of  woe  ; 
Yet  there,  at  last,  the  happy  fruits 
of  righteousness  shall  grow. 

13  Then  let  our  hearts  no  more  despond, 

our  hands  be  weak  no  more  ; 
Still  let  us  trust  our  Father's  love, 
his  wisdom  still  adore. 

LX.     PIEB.  xiii.  20,  21. 

1  JTATHER  of  peace,  and  God  of  love  ! 
we  own  thy  pow'r  to  save, 


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\That  pow'r  by  which  our  .Shepherd  rose 
victorious  o'er  the  grave. 

2  Him  from  the  dead  thou  brought'st  again, 

when,  by  his  sacred  blood, 
Confirmed  and  seaPd  for  evermore, 
the  eternal  covenant  stood. 

3  0  may  thy  Spirit  seal  our  souls, 

and  mould  them  to  thy  will, 
That  our  weak  hearts  no  more  may  stray, 
but  keep  thy  precepts  still ; 

4  That  to  perfection's  sacred  height 

we  nearer  still  may  rise, 
And  all  we  think,  and  all  we  do, 
be  pleasing  in  thine  eyes. 

LXL     1  PET.  i.  3—5. 

1  "DLESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God, 

the  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd, 
his  majesty  ador'd. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son, 

and  calPd  him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

that  they  should  never  die. 

3  To  an  inheritance  divine 

he  taught  our  hearts  to  rise  ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiPd, 
unfading  in  the  skies. 

4  Saints  by  the  pow'r  of  God  are  kept 

till  the  salvation  come  : 


1 


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We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  here  ; 
but  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

LXII.     2  PET.  iii.  3—14 

f"  0  !  in  the  last  of  days  behold 

a  faithless  race  arise  ; 
Their  lawless  lust  their  only  rule  ; 
and  thus  the  scoffer  cries  ; 

2  Where  is  the  promise,  deem'd  so  true, 

that  spoke  the  Saviour  near  ? 
E'er  since  our  fathers  slept  in  dust, 
no  change  has  reach'd  our  ear. 

3  Years  roll'd  on  years  successive  glide, 

since  first  the  world  began, 
And  on  the  tide  of  time  still  floats, 
secure,  the  bark  of  man. 

4  Thus  speaks  the  scoffer;  but  his  words 

conceal  the  truth  he  knows, 
That  from  the  waters'  dark  abyss 
the  earth  at  first  arose. 

5  But  when  the  sons  of  men  began 

with  one  consent  to  stray, 
At  Heav'n's  command  a  deluge  swept 
the  godless  lace  away. 

6  A  different  fate  is  now  prepar'd 

for  Nature's  trembling  frame; 
Soon  shall  her  orbs  be  all  enwrapt 
in  one  devouring  flame. 

7  Reserved  are  sinners  for  the  hour 

when  to  the  gulf  below, 


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Arm'd  with  the  hand  of  sov'reign  pow'r* 
the  Judge  consigns  his  foe. 

8  Though  now,  ye  just !  the  time  appears 

protract'd,  dark,  unknown, 
an  hour,  a  day,  a  thousand  years, 
to  heav'n's  great  Lord  are  one. 

9  Still  all  may  share  his  sov'reign  grace, 

in  ev'ry  change  secure  ; 
The  meek,  the  suppliant  contrite  race 
shall  find  his  mercy  sure. 

10  The  contrite  race  he  counts  his  friends, 

forbids  the  suppliant's  fall ; 
Condemns  reluctant,  but  extends 
the  hope  of  grace  to  all. 

11  Yet,  as  the  night-wrapt  thief,  who  lurks 

to  seize  th'  expected  prize, 
Thus  steals  the  hour,  when  Christ  shall 
and  thunder  rend  the  skies.        [come, 

12  Then  at  the  loud,  the  solemn  peel, 

the  heav'ns  shall  burst  away; 
The  elements  shall  melt  in  flame 
at  Nature's  final  day. 

13  Since  all  this  frame  of  things,  must  end, 

as  Heav'n  has  so  decreed, 
How  wise  our  inmost  thoughts  to  guard, 
and  watch  o'er  ev'ry  deed  ; 

14  Expecting  calm  th'  appointed  hour, 

when,  Nature's  conflict  o'er, 

A  new  and  better  world  shall  rise, 

where  sin  is  known  no  more. 


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LXIII.     1  JOHN  iii.   1—4. 

1  TOEHOLD  th>  amazing  gift  of  love 

the  Father  hath  bestow 'd 
On  us,  the  sinful  sons  of  men, 
to  call  us  sons  of  God  ! 

2  Conceal'd  as  yet  this  honour  lies, 

by  this  dark  world  unknown, 
A  world  that  knew  not  when  he  came, 
even  God's  eternal  son. 

3  High  is  the  rank  we  now  possess, 

but  higher  we  shall  rise  ; 
Though  what  we  shall  hereafter  be 
is  hid  from  mortal  eyes  : 

4  Our  souls,  we  know,  when  he  appears, 

shall  bear  his  image  bright; 
For  all  his  glory,  full  disclos'd, 
shall  open  to  our  sight. 

5  A  hope  so  great,  and  so  divine, 

may  trials  well  endure; 
And  purge  the  soul  from  sense  and  sin, 
as  Christ  himself  is  pure. 

LXIV.     REV.  i.  5—9. 

1  'J'O  him  that  lov'd  the  souls  of  men, 

and  wash'd  us  in  his  blood, 

To  royal  honours  rais'd  our  head, 

and  made  us  priests  to  God ; 

2  To  him  let  ev'ry  tongue  be  praise, 

and  ev'ry  heart  be  love  ! 


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All  grateful  honours  paid  on  earth, 
and  nobler  songs  above  ! 

3  Behold,  on  flying  clouds  he  comes  ! 

his  saints  shall  bless  the  day  ; 
While  they  that  pierc'd  him  sadly  mourn 
in  anguish  and  dismay. 

4  I  am  the  First,  and  I  the  Last ; 

time  centres  all  in  me  ; 
TV  Almighty  God,  who  was  and  is, 
and  evermore  shall  be. 

LXV.  REV.  v.  6,  to  the  end. 

1  T5EHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 
-°  amidst  his  Father's  throne  ; 
Prepare  new  honours  for  his  name, 

and  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Lo  !  elders  worship  at  his  feet ; 

the  church  adores  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odours  rich, 
and  harps  of  sweetest  sound. 

3  These  odours  are  the  pray'rs  of  saints, 

these  sounds  the  hymns  they  raise  ; 
God  bends  his  ear  to  their  requests, 
he  loves  to  hear  their  praise. 

4  Who  shall  the  Father's  record  search, 

and  hidden  things  reveal  ? 
Behold  the  Son  that  record  takes, 
and  opens  ev'ry  seal ! 

5  Hark  how  the  adoring  hosts  above 

with  songs  surround  the  throne  ! 


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Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues; 
but  all  their  hearts  arc  one. 

6  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  dy'd,  they  cry, 

to  be  exalted  thus ; 
Worthy  the  Lamb,  let  us  reply, 
for  he  was  slain  for  us. 

7  To  him  be  pow'r  divine  ascrib'd, 

and  endless  blessings  paid  ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
for  ever  on  his  head  ! 

8  Thou  hast  redeemed  us  with  thy  blood, 

and  set  the  pris'ners  free  ; 
Thou  mad'st  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
and  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

9  From  ev'ry  kindred,  ev'ry  tongue, 

thou  brought'st  thy  chosen  race  ; 
And  distant  lands  and  isles  have  shar'd 
the  riches  of  thy  grace. 

10  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

or  on  the  earth  below, 
With  fields,  and  floods,  and  ocean's  shores, 
to  thee  their  homage  show. 

11  To  him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 

the  God  whom  we  adore, 
And  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 
be  glory  evermore. 

LXVI.     REV.  vii.   13,  to  the  end. 

1  TTOW  bright  these  glorious  spirits  shine! 

whence  all  their  white  array  ? 

11 


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How  came  they  to  the  blissful  seats 
of  everlasting  day  ? 

2  Lo !  these  are  they  from  sufferings  great, 

who  came  to  realms  of  light, 
And  in  the  blood  of  Christ  have  wash'd 
those  robes  which  shine  so  bright. 

3  Now,  with  triumphal  psalms,  they  stand 

before  the  throne  on  high, 
And  serve  the  God  they  love,  amidst 
the  glories  of  the  sky. 

4  His  presence  fills  each  heart  with  joy, 

tunes  ev'ry  mouth  to  sing  : 
By  day,  by  night,  the  sacred  courts 
with  glad  hosannahs  ring. 

5  Hunger  and  thirst  are  felt  no  more, 

nor  suns  with  scorching  lay  ; 
God  is  their  sun,  whose  cheering  beams 
diffuse  eternal  day. 

6  The  Lamb  which  dwells  amidst  the  throne 

shall  o'er  them  still  preside  ; 
Feed  them  with  nourishment  divine, 
and  all  their  footstepts  guide. 

7  'Mong  pastures  green  he'll  lead  his  flock, 

where  living  streams  appear ; 
And  God  the  Lord  from  ev'ry  eye 
shall  wipe  off  ev'ry  tear. 

LXVII.     REV.  XXI.  1—9. 

IT  0  !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 
to  our  admiring  eyes ! 


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The  former  seas  have  pass'd  away, 
the  former  earth  and  skies. 

2  From  heav'n  the  New  Jerusalem  comes, 

all  worthy  of  its  Lord  ; 
See  all  things  now  at  last  renew'd, 
and  paradise  restored ! 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

and  the  bright  armies  sing; 
Mortals  !  behold  the  sacred  seat 
of  your  descending  King  ! 

4  The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

removes  his  bless'd  abode  ; 
He  dwells  with  men  ;  his  people  they, 
and  he  his  people's  God. 

5  His  gracious  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

from  ev'ry  weeping  eye  : 
And  pains  and  groans,   and  griefs  and 
and  death  itself,  shall  die.  [fears, 

6  Behold,  I  change  all  human  things  ! 

saith  he,  whose  words  are  true  ; 
Lo  !  what  was  old  is  pass'd  away, 
and  all  things  are  made  new ! 

7  I  am  the  First,  and  I  the  Last, 

through  endless  years  the  same  ; 
I  AM,  is  my  memorial  still, 
and  my  eternal  name. 

8  Ho,  ye  that  thirst !  to  you  my  grace 

shall  hidden  streams  disclose, 
And  open  full  the  sacred  spring, 
whence  life  for  ever  flows. 


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9  Bless'd  is  the  man  that  overcomes  ; 
I'll  own  him  for  a  son  ; 
A  rich  inheritance  rewards, 
the  conquests  he  hath  won. 

10  But  hloody  hands  and  hearts  unclean, 

and  all  the  lying*  race, 
The  faithless,  and  the  scoffing  crew, 
who  spurn  at  offcr'd  grace  ; 

11  They,  seiz'd  by  justice,  shall  be  doom'd 

in  dark  abyss  to  lie, 
And  in  the  fiery  burning  lake 
the  second  death  shall  die. 

12  0  may  we  stand  before  the  Lamb, 

when  earth  and  seas  are  lied, 
And  hear  the  Judge  pronounce  our  name, 
with  blessings  on  our  head  ! 


HYMNS, 


HYMN  I 

1  "^y  HEN  all  thy  mercies,  0  my  God! 

my  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  0  how  shall  words,  with  equal  warmth 

the  gratitude  declare 
That  glows  within  my  ravish'd  heart ! 
but  Thou  canst  read  it  there. 

3  Thy  Providence  my  life  sustained, 

and  all  my  wants  redrest, 
When  in  the  silent  womb  I  lay, 
and  hung  upon  the  breast. 

4  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

thy  mercy  lent  an  ear. 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learn'd 
to  form  themselves  in  pray'r. 
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5  Unnumber'd  comforts  to  my  soul 

thy  tender  care  bestow'd, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
from  whom  these  comforts  flow'd. 

6  When  in  the  slipp'ry  paths  of  youth 

with  heedless  steps  I  ran  ; 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  convey'd  me  safe, 
and  led  me  up  to  man  : 

7  Through     hidden     dangers,    toils,    and 

it  gently  clear'd  my  way  ;  [deaths, 

And  through  the  pleasing  snares  of  vice, 
more  to  be  fear'd  than  they. 

8  When  worn  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

with  health  renew'd  my  face  ; 
And,  when  in  sins  and  sorrows  sunk, 
reviv'd  my  soul  with  grace. 

9  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliss 

hath  made  my  cup  run  o'er  ; 
And,  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend, 
hath  doubled  all  my  store. 

10  Thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

my  daily  thanks  employ  : 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
that  tastes  these  gifts  with  joy. 

11  Through  ev'ry  period  of  my  life 

thy  goodness  I'll  proclaim  ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  world's, 
resume  the  glorious  theme. 

12  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

divide  thy  works  no  more, 


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My  evergiateful  heart,  0  Lord, 
thy  mercy  shall  adore. 

13  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 
a  joyful  song  I'll  raise  ; 
For,  oh !  eternity's  too  short 
to  utter  all  thy  praise. 

HYMN  II. 

1  ^IIE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 

With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heav'ns,  a  sinning  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2  TV  unweary'd  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  pow'r  display  : 
And  publishes  to  ev'ryland 

The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  ev'ning  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale, 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth 

R< peats  the  story  of  her  birth  ; 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole. 

5  What  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  the  dark  terrestrial  ball  ? 
W  lint  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound, 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  ? 


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6  In  Reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice  ; 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine, 
"The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine." 

HYMN  III. 

1  "XATHEN  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 

overwhelmed  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  see  my  Maker  face  to  face, 
O  how  shall  I  appear  ? 

2  If  yet  while  pardon  may  be  found, 

and  mercy  may  be  sought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
and  trembles  at  the  thought ; 

3  When  thou,  0  Lord  !  shalt  stand  disclos'd 

in  majesty  severe, 
And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul, 
O  how  shall  I  appear  ? 

4  But  thou  hast  told  the  troubled  mind 

who  doth  her  sins  lament, 
That  timely  grief  for  errors  past 
shall  future  woe  prevent. 

5  Then  see  the  sorrows  of  my  heart, 

ere  yet  it  be  too  late, 
And  hear  my  Saviour's  dying  groans, 
to  give  those  sorrows  weight. 

6  For  never  shall  my  soul  despair 

of  mercy  at  thy  throne, 
Who  knows  thine  only  son  has  dy'd 
thy  justice  to  atone. 


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HYMN  IV. 

1  "DLESS'D  morning!  whose  first  dawning 

beheld  the  son  of  God  [i'ays 

Arise  triumphant  from  the  grave, 
and  leave  his  dark  abode. 

2  Wrapp'din  the  silence  of  the  tomb 

the  great  Redeemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
the  third,  th'  appointed  day. 

3  Hell  and  the  grave  combined  their  force, 

to  hold  our  Lord  in  vain  ; 
Sudden  the  Conqueror  arose, 
and  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4  To  thy  great  name,  Almighty  Lord ! 

we  sacred  honours  pay, 
And  loud  hosannahs  shall  proclaim 
the  triumphs  of  the  day. 

5  Salvation  and  immortarpraise 

to  our  victorious  King  ! 
Let  heav'n  and  earth,  and  rocks  and  seas, 
with  srlad  hosannahs  rinse . 

6  To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

the  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory,  as  it  was,  and  is, 
and  shall  be  evermore. 


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HYMN  V. 

1  HHHE  hour  of  my  departure's  come ; 

I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home ; 
At  last,  O  Lord  !  let  trouble  cease, 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

2  The  race  appointed  I  have  run  ; 
The  combat's  o'er,  the  prize  is  won  ; 
And  now  my  witness  is  on  high, 
And  now  my  record's  in  the  sky. 

3  Not  in  mine  innocence  I  trust ; 
I  bow  before  thee  in  the  dust ; 

And  through  my  Saviour's  blood  alone 
I  look  for  mercy  at  thy  throne. 

4  I  leave  the  world  without  a  tear, 
Save  for  the  friends  I  held  so  dear  ; 
To  heal  their  sorrows,  Lord,  descend, 
And  to  the  friendless  prove  a  friend. 

5  I  come,  I  come,  at  thy  command, 
I  give  my  spirit  to  thy  hand  ; 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms, 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarms. 

6  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come, 

I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home  : 
Now,  0  my  God  !  let  trouble  cease  ; 
Now  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 


THE    END. 


